| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Rickman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Seng (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Trower (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Edward Landon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Barrett (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | David Seng inbounds the ball | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Roger Padgett is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Rickman | 40-50 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the jumper near the basket set up by Edward Thomas | 40-52 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Milton Swanson - foul #2 on Milton Swanson, team foul #1 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF), Derek Lindauer (C) Roger Padgett, David Seng, Steven Trower, Edward Landon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Matos | 43-54 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold can't finish the layup | 43-54 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-54 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Zachary Harbin | 45-54 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter's pass is intercepted by Edward Thomas in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses the easy layup | 45-54 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Gerald Arnold picks off the pass by Alfred Barrett | 45-54 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses the lay-in | 45-54 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold is fouled on the floor by David Riley - foul #1 on David Riley, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), David Seng (SF), Steven Trower (PF), Edward Landon (C) Zachary Harbin, Gerald Arnold, Fredrick Hunter, Derek Lindauer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (PF) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett | |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Roger Padgett is alone and drills a jump hook from close range | 47-54 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | John Knight misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Steven Trower pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Steven Trower hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Rickman | 49-54 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | John Knight makes the 3 from straight away | 49-57 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Roger Padgett is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Rickman | 52-57 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Charles Rickman steals it from David Riley | 52-57 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | David Seng hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block but he's fouled by Drew Mathis - foul #1 on Drew Mathis, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter (C) Edward Landon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer, David Riley | |
| 15:53 | Penn State | David Seng misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | David Seng misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Phillip Mangold | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Rickman (tiring) 10 pts. SF - David Seng (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Trower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Phillip Mangold (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Milton Swanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Alfred Barrett (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Phillip Mangold | 52-59 |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer grabs the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Thomas | 52-62 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Charles Rickman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-62 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas's pass is intercepted by Charles Rickman | 54-62 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Edward Thomas takes the ball from Steven Trower | 54-62 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson clanks a jumper from the left block | 54-62 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter grabs the board | 54-62 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 54-62 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson grabs the board | 54-62 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Thomas, team foul #4 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Martin Lavigne (SG), Derek Lindauer (PF), Edward Landon (C) Roger Padgett, Fredrick Hunter, Steven Trower | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF), Herman Brewer (PF), Drew Mathis (C) Edward Thomas, Phillip Mangold, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, Alfred Barrett | |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Martin Lavigne | 56-62 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | John Knight is hacked by David Seng - foul #3 on David Seng, team foul #1 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Steven Trower (PF) Martin Lavigne, Derek Lindauer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Riley (C) John Knight | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Lawrence Ridley | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) SG - Charles Rickman (tired) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Seng (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Trower (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Edward Landon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Riley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Christopher Matos picks off the pass by Zachary Harbin in the backcourt | 56-64 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley's pass is intercepted by Zachary Harbin | 56-64 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | David Seng hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Edward Landon snags the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin is hacked by Herman Brewer - foul #3 on Herman Brewer, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF) Zachary Harbin, David Seng, Steven Trower | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), John Knight (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Landon and he's hacked by Jay Blazer - foul #4 on Jay Blazer, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Alfred Barrett (PF) Richard Phillips, Jay Blazer | |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | David Riley comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 59-64 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Roger Padgett pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold misses long on a shot near the basket | 59-64 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Charles Rickman hits the follow up shot | 61-64 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Matos | 61-66 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | John Knight steals the ball from Fredrick Hunter | 61-66 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Matos | 61-68 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter makes the jump hook from close range set up by Charles Rickman | 63-68 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | John Knight knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Barrett | 63-71 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | David Riley steps in front of the Roger Padgett pass | 63-71 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | John Knight clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-71 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Knight | 63-71 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | John Knight is called for traveling | 63-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), David Seng (SF), Steven Trower (PF), Derek Lindauer (C) Roger Padgett, Charles Rickman, Gerald Arnold, Fredrick Hunter, Edward Landon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, John Knight, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-71 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-71 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) SG - Martin Lavigne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Seng (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Trower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Derek Lindauer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Phillip Mangold (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Herman Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Herman Brewer picks off the pass by David Seng in the backcourt | 63-71 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses short on a shot near the basket | 63-71 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer is hacked by Lawrence Ridley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #7 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG) Zachary Harbin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG) Herman Brewer | |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Seng - foul #4 on David Seng, team foul #2 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Fredrick Hunter (C) Martin Lavigne, Derek Lindauer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF) Richard Phillips | |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Roger Padgett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jay Blazer - foul #5 on Jay Blazer, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Lindauer (C) Fredrick Hunter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Herman Brewer (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) Phillip Mangold, Jay Blazer, Drew Mathis | |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Roger Padgett makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Roger Padgett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 66-73 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Roger Padgett grabs the board | 66-73 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | David Seng hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Herman Brewer - foul #4 on Herman Brewer, team foul #9 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Fredrick Hunter (C) Roger Padgett, Charles Rickman, Derek Lindauer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:12 | Penn State | David Seng makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | David Seng makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer misses the driving attempt from the right block | 68-73 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Steven Trower grabs the board | 68-73 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Lawrence Ridley is called for the reach on Zachary Harbin - foul #2 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #10 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (SG), Edward Landon (C) Martin Lavigne, Fredrick Hunter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), David Riley (C) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley, Alfred Barrett | |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-73 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer snags the offensive board | 69-73 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Zachary Harbin steps in front of the Herman Brewer pass | 69-73 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin banks in the layup | 71-73 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | David Riley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Fredrick Hunter (C) Zachary Harbin, Edward Landon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Drew Mathis (PF) Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Herman Brewer | |
| 03:53 | Penn State | David Seng comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 71-73 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Ridley | 71-76 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Phillip Mangold picks off the pass by Charles Rickman | 71-76 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Rickman (very tired) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Seng (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Trower (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Fredrick Hunter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Phillip Mangold (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Drew Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Riley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Martin Lavigne (SG), Edward Landon (C) Charles Rickman, Fredrick Hunter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett (C) David Riley | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Steven Trower drills a shot from the baseline | 73-76 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Seng - foul #5 on David Seng, team foul #3 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Fredrick Hunter (C) Martin Lavigne, David Seng, Edward Landon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Milton Swanson (SF) Edward Thomas, Phillip Mangold | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter misses the dunk attempt | 73-77 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson gets the rebound | 73-77 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Landon (C) Fredrick Hunter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), John Knight (SG) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson throws it down | 73-79 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Steven Trower travels in the backcourt | 73-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter (PF) Steven Trower | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG) Milton Swanson | |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-79 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Hunter | 73-79 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Charles Rickman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 73-79 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Edward Thomas | 73-79 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Trower (PF) Fredrick Hunter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Drew Mathis | |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-79 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Steven Trower snags the defensive board | 73-79 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Charles Rickman loses the dribble to Milton Swanson in the backcourt | 73-79 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 73-79 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | David Riley can't tip it in | 73-79 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Steven Trower pulls down the rebound | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Steven Trower is hacked by Christopher Matos - foul #1 on Christopher Matos, team foul #11 | 73-79 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Steven Trower misses the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Steven Trower makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 74-79 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | David Riley tips it in | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-81 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the rebound | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Charles Rickman is called for the reach on David Riley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Rickman, team foul #4 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Drew Mathis (PF) Christopher Matos, Alfred Barrett | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is hacked by Steven Trower - foul #1 on Steven Trower, team foul #5 | 74-81 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Arnold is called for the reach on Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Gerald Arnold, team foul #6 | 74-81 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Gerald Arnold is called for the reach on Milton Swanson - foul #2 on Gerald Arnold, team foul #7 | 74-81 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold grabs the board | 74-81 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Edward Landon pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-81 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Charles Rickman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #12 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), Alfred Barrett (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Drew Mathis | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the 3rd free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Roger Padgett is called for the reach on Edward Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Padgett, team foul #8 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF) Milton Swanson | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Edward Landon gets the rebound | 77-81 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Edward Landon misses the halfcourt shot | 77-81 |